James Monroe

Proclaimed by President James Monroe on December 2, 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Western Hemisphere was off-limits to European colonization and warned against European interference in Latin America. This positioned the U.S. as a protector of the region, signaling a growing confidence…

The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy statement declaring that the Americas were closed to European colonization. It asserted a sphere of influence for the United States. It also promised U.S. non-intervention in European affairs in return for Europe's non-interference in the Americas.…

<p>Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over a veteran British army that would eventually propel him to the White House</p>

<p><span class="deck"> The idea goes back to the very beginnings of our national history. Then as now, it was built upon human relationships, and these—as Mr. Jefferson found to his sorrow—make a fragile foundation.</span> </p>

<p>We can take pride in our nation, not as we pretend to a commission from God and a sacred destiny, but as we struggle to fulfill our deepest values in an inscrutable world.</p>

<p><span class="deck"> In 1817, “Old Pewt’s” rebellious cadets met their master in Sylvanus Thayer</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">Written in haste, on an April midnight in 1803, the unedited text of the message that led to the Louisiana Purchase is printed for the first time.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> As Adams and Jefferson died, America came of age</span> </p>

<p>President Monroe was considered guilty of impropriety, not wrongdoing. But his reputation suffered.</p>

<p>The fifth president's policies helped create an “Era of Good Feelings,” a prosperous time never seen before or since in American history.</p>